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The Seventh Continent (1989)

The Seventh Continent (1989)

Drama
Release Date: 1989, October 20
Directors: Michael Haneke
Countries: Austria
Production: Wega Film
Cast: Georges Kern, Udo Samel, Georg Friedrich, Elisabeth Rath, Silvia Fenz, Birgit Doll, Leni Tanzer, Robert Dietl

Overview:

Chronicles three years of a middle-class family seemingly caught up in their daily routines, troubled only by minor incidents. Behind their apparent calm and repetitive existence, however, they're planning something much more sinister.

Keywords:

based on true story family 1980s nihilism quitting a job self destructiveness destruction dysfunctional family misanthrophy repetition family's daily life postmodernism meaningless existence mass suicide austria materialism only child middle class urban horror daily routine modernity boredom bleak car wash austrian optometrist industrial society österreich urban malaise